Ash Ketchum: Unleashed

Chapter 21- The Traitor of Traitors

Paul smiled even wider. 'PLEASE welcome, our traitor, STEVEN STONE!'
There was silence. More silence. Everyone tried to process what he said.
And then...
'Are you a complete IDIOT, Paul?'
'No. My dear Steven, I assure you I am not mentally deficient in any way. You have control of the war. And your motivation is reformation of the human race, translation in English being: destruction of the human race through a World War.
'You care for Pokémon and you believe that humans are the reason for the misery of Pokémon. Yes, I have seen it. Your anti- cruelty speeches inflamed with passion...
'Again, it is just the motive, is it not? But again, all the enemy soldiers imprisoned had similar views as you. Well, most of them committed suicide by cyanide poisoning. I am assuming it was you.
'I next went to Ash. Imagine what he saw. You both dodged. The bullets narrowly missed you, but went wide, as if they did not mean to kill you. Because you were perfectly okay. I also went to the investigation scene. In no way could the bullet be aimed at you: Two bullets wide over your right, three around the left, at a standing Ash, pretty much when you claimed it was to kill both of you.
'Then, the Mega Stones. I have not heard of an incident where the user is given a Mega STONE without training. You, being an expert in Mega Stones, know it could kill him.
'Next, the phone calls. For updates. On the war. We have only your word on updates for the war, not what the person on the other end of the war actually said the last time. You are the biggest producer of military weapons, 80% of the stolen weapons were Devon Corporation , 65% vanished in Hoenn. Besides, why would I not find it odd if you were not in camp half the time?
'You killed your father. It was easy to pass it off as an accident, that happens. Ash also told me of that... the expression he described was not genuine grief, but shock. I disagree. The shock was not due to an accident, but because you thought he found out. In your shock, you flashed your hand, with a watch in it. Press helicopters... or should I call them gunships? got the signal and decided to liquidate Ash. You had a gun on you to kill him. Alder told me you never carry a gun. But you have a problem: Lance suspected.
'A coup. Lance was dead. And you brought out the nuclear weapons. You pressured the UR for a war. Information leakage followed. We won the war... at great cost. Above all, a nuclear Holocaust. And now, you have spun a plan... to lure us into a trap.'
Everyone was silent in shock and horror. Then, Steven smiled.
'Ha. You win, Paul. But, I have won. It is over. '
Paul chuckled as Steven reached for a Pokeball.
'Indeed, it is over. But for you. Look behind you.'
Steven looked behind him, and screamed as Paul's Garchomp slashed his throat, and his decapitated head fell to the floor.
Paul looked at his audience: 'Now, we can collect our army and attack safer. Any questions?'